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title: "5 Buddy Quotes By Waylon Jennings"
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> [It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/it-was-all-devastating-i-d-never-dealt-with-losing-anyone-close-to-me/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/waylon-jennings-8045_buddy_it-was-all-devastating-i-d-never-dealt-w_303923.jpg)

> [Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy and those boys were dead, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/besides-that-i-felt-guilty-i-thought-for-some-reason-i-was-alive-and/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/waylon-jennings-8045_alive_besides-that-i-felt-guilty-i-thought-for_451276.jpg)

> [Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn't have any barriers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/mainly-what-i-learned-from-buddy-was-an-attitude-he-loved-music-and/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ee/waylon-jennings-8045_attitude_mainly-what-i-learned-from-buddy-was-an_767217.jpg)

> [But Buddy was an upper. He was happy. He loved music, and he was really happy. I don't know... I don't believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/but-buddy-was-an-upper-he-was-happy-he-loved-music-and-he-was-really/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/waylon-jennings-8045_believe_but-buddy-was-an-upper-he-was-happy-he-l_1003119.jpg)

> [The rock and roll spirit. I learned a lot of that because I worked with Buddy Holly. I played bass with him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/the-rock-and-roll-spirit-i-learned-a-lot-of-that-because-i-worked/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/waylon-jennings-8045_bass_the-rock-and-roll-spirit-i-learned-a-lot_1863961.jpg)

## Other authors on Buddy

## More by Waylon Jennings

> [I say, Lord, do right be me, I'm tired of being lonesome, on'ry, and mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/i-say-lord-do-right-be-me-i-m-tired-of-being-lonesome-on-ry-and-mean/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [Lately I've heard rumors that the eagle may be lame. Just because I've been idle, don't mean that I'm tame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/lately-i-ve-heard-rumors-that-the-eagle-may-be-lame-just-because-i-ve/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [Now, I was on drugs, and that didn't help a whole lot. He hated that. That was part of where Chet and I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/now-i-was-on-drugs-and-that-didn-t-help-a-whole-lot-he-hated-that/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [What bothers me most is that I don't bother you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/what-bothers-me-most-is-that-i-don-t-bother-you/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/maybe-it-s-time-we-got-back-to-the-basics-of-love/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [The only problem was I needed to use my own group, and things didn't happen until I did. It wasn't a real country sound,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/the-only-problem-was-i-needed-to-use-my-own-group-and-things-didn-t/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [One night of love don't make up for six nights alone. But I'd rather have one than none Lord, cause I'm flesh and bone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/one-night-of-love-don-t-make-up-for-six-nights-alone-but-i-d-rather/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [It was all devastating. I'd never dealt with losing anyone close to me, and I didn't know where to put it in my life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/it-was-all-devastating-i-d-never-dealt-with-losing-anyone-close-to-me/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/i-was-king-of-the-mountain-for-a-long-time-well-i-don-t-want-that-no/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [He gave us all a mind to think with and to know what's right or wrong, he is that inner spirit that keeps us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/he-gave-us-all-a-mind-to-think-with-and-to-know-what-s-right-or-wrong/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [Besides that, I felt guilty. I thought for some reason... I was alive, and Buddy and those boys were dead, and I didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/besides-that-i-felt-guilty-i-thought-for-some-reason-i-was-alive-and/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [I never have any problem getting enthusiastic with a good song and a good band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/i-never-have-any-problem-getting-enthusiastic-with-a-good-song-and-a/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [I sat at a bar having a beer trying to hold down the stool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/i-sat-at-a-bar-having-a-beer-trying-to-hold-down-the-stool/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [The villains have turned into heroes. The heroes have turned into heals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/the-villains-have-turned-into-heroes-the-heroes-have-turned-into-heals/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

> [Did ole Hank really do it this way?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waylon-jennings/did-ole-hank-really-do-it-this-way/)

[Waylon Jennings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waylon-jennings/)

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